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Congratulations, C.H.A.M.P.s!
August 1, 2018 / SCO News
Glen Cove, NY Congratulations Darlene Ellison and Teresa Buckingham – SCO’s Spring 2018 C.H.A.M.P. winners! Darlene, a Caseworker in our Queens West Foster Care program, has been with SCO since 2012. Teresa, a Campus Supervisor at our Madonna Heights Group Residence, has been working with us since 1995. Both women were…
Read MoreSCO Fathers’ Program Named Fatherhood Program of the Year
July 18, 2018 / SCO News
Brooklyn, NY Congratulations to our Fathers’ Program on being named Department of Youth and Community Development’s Fatherhood Initiative Program of the Year! The program helps fathers reconnect with their children and develop essential parenting skills through classes, workshops, and support groups — plus special events for the…
Read MoreClose to Home Youth Get Cookin’
July 18, 2018 / SCO News
Queens, NY Bruschetta and Chicken Satay were among the culinary delights prepared by the young men in our Queens Close to Home program at a tasting they organized for family and staff. It was a celebration of the cooking talents they had honed in their weekly culinary…
Read MoreComics Come to Life
July 18, 2018 / SCO News
Queens, NY Renowned comic book artist Agnes Garbowska stopped by our Theresa Paplin Comic Book Club to visit our young people. Agnes has illustrated for some of the top comic book publishers and is currently working on the bestselling “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” comic…
Read MoreTrip to D.C. Inspires Fathers’ Program Dads
July 18, 2018 / SCO News
Brooklyn, NY On a recent trip to the African American History Museum in Washington D.C., dads in SCO’s Fathers’ Program along with their families and staff, learned about slavery, Jim Crow, and the many contributions that African Americans have made to American society. The visit underscored…
Read MoreVibe Comes to C2H
July 18, 2018 / SCO News
Queens, NY Datwon Thomas, executive editor of Vibe Magazine, came to speak with the young people at our Close to Home residence in Queens. They discussed different genres of music and he shared his trials and tribulations of everything from being an intern to starting his own…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Expands Morning Star II: A Residential Recovery Program for Women with Young Children in Suffolk County
July 17, 2018 / SCO News
Dix Hills, NY – Today, SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of social services, health care and mental health services to vulnerable populations, opened an expansion to its successful Morning Star II residential recovery program that will allow mothers recovering from substance and opioid abuse to live with their…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Raises Record $89,000 at 38th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic
June 18, 2018 / Independent Youth News
Dix Hills, NY Friends of SCO Family of Services’ Madonna Heights programs teed up June 7th for the 38th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic at the Woodside Club in Muttontown, Long Island, raising a record $89,000 to support the vital work of Madonna Heights to teach, strengthen and…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Continues to Strengthen Management Team to Further Improve Outcomes for New Yorkers in Need
June 11, 2018 / SCO News
Jennifer Outlaw Appointed Chief Program Officer; Stephen Mack Promoted to Chief Financial and Administrative Officer; Madeline Martinez Promoted to Chief of Staff Glen Cove, NY SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for over 100 years, today announced the appointments of three senior executives to further…
Read MoreWestbrook Students Take on DC
June 8, 2018 / SCO News
Students at SCO’s Westbrook Preparatory School headed down to Washington DC for a hands-on civics lesson in June. The students, parents, and staff spent 2 days in the nation’s capital soaking up history and experiencing democracy in action. The students visited with Congresswoman Kathleen Rice and Congressman Lee Zeldin…
Read MoreFoster Care Youth Sharpen Skills On and Off the Court
June 5, 2018 / Independent Youth News
Queens, NY Young men in our family foster care and residential programs honed their court skills recently at a basketball clinic hosted at our Ottilie gym and run by current and former professional basketball players. There was a mentorship component as well as players and youth shared past experiences and…
Read MoreNYC Administration for Children’s Services Recognizes SCO’s Windy Vargas with Outstanding Provider Staff Award
June 5, 2018 / SCO News
Manhattan, NY Windy Vargas, SCO Training Specialist, received the Outstanding Provider Staff Award at NYC Administration for Children’s Services’ Sixth Annual LGBTQ & Ally Awards. The event, held at the Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan May 23rd, honored the leadership, contributions, and achievements of key stakeholders committed to promoting and affirming…
Read MoreDads Celebrating Moms
June 5, 2018 / SCO News
Brooklyn, NY Dads in our Fathers’ Program recognized outstanding moms in the Brownsville community by hosting a Mother’s Day Luncheon May 12th in SCO’s Morris Koppelman Early Childhood Education Center. Mothers were given the white glove treatment in an afternoon that included awards, gifts, massages and activities for the kids.
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Family Dynamics’ 8th Annual Art, Wine & Design Auction Supports After School and Family Support Programs in Brooklyn
June 1, 2018 / Independent Youth News
Brooklyn, NY More than 125 local art, wine and design lovers gathered at the Lightbox in Manhattan April 23rd for the 8th Annual SCO Family Dynamics Art, Wine & Design Auction to raise awareness and funds for community-based family and after school programs in Central Brooklyn. The evening’s silent and live…
Read MoreSCO’s Karolina Veprek Honored as One of New York Nonprofit Media’s “40 Under 40” Rising Stars
June 1, 2018 / SCO News
Glen Cove, NY SCO Family of Services, a provider of essential human services throughout New York City and on Long Island, today announced Karolina Veprek, Special Projects Manager of SCO Family of Services, will be honored as one of New York Nonprofit Media’s “40 Under 40” rising stars in New York’s…
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98%
of the young adults in our Scattered Site Supportive Housing program were gainfully employed, engaged in school, or both
100%
of eligible residents at our Madonna Heights Residential Treatment Facility participated in work, internship, or volunteer activities